Why? “Inside Out” had a smaller shortfall than the other two tightly bunched of the three. Disney’s guess actually was close — “Inside Out,” at just under $29.8 million, was about 1% below the initial $30.1 million estimate. But “Jurassic” was more than 5% lower: $29.2 million compared to the original $30.9 million. “Terminator: Genisys” dropped 6%, coming in at $27 million rather than the earlier estimated $28.7 million, thus remaining in third place.

Reversing the trend, “Magic Mike XXL” came in an almost unprecedented — and ever more remarkable considering the overall trend — 10% higher than the earlier estimate, grossing $12.9 million rather than $11.6 million. This suggests a possible second wind after steep earlier holiday weekend declines.